Hair follicles can be used to quickly assess drug effects in cancer treatment.
Frontal fibrosing alopecia in men is often misdiagnosed and needs better diagnostic criteria and treatments.
Transplanted rat hair follicles grew hair and had increased but not fully restored nerve connections in mice.
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February 2012 in “Journal of Clinical Investigation” Stem cells in hair follicles are diverse and change throughout the hair cycle.
January 2026 in “Frontiers in Medicine” FFA and FAPD might be related or stages of the same disease.
January 2026 in “Non-coding RNA Research” Exosomal miRNA-218-5p promotes hair growth and development.
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April 2019 in “Experimental Dermatology” Hair follicles respond differently to pulling forces in various regions.
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October 1996 in “Dermatologic clinics” Hair loss is mainly caused by hormones, autoimmune issues, and chemotherapy, and needs more research for treatments.
May 2015 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” The research shows a potential way to regenerate hair using adult cells that have been grown and guided to produce new hair fibers.
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November 2014 in “Developmental Cell” Hair follicle dermal stem cells are key for regenerating parts of the hair follicle and determining hair type.
February 2021 in “Cureus” A woman's hair loss was initially misdiagnosed as scarring hair loss but was actually a treatable autoimmune hair loss.
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March 2024 in “Genes & Diseases” EBF1 controls hair type and length.
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January 2018 in “Acta dermato-venereologica” Researchers found specific genes in the part of hair follicles that could help treat hair disorders.
March 2024 in “Chinese Chemical Letters” Tiny glowing gold particles can stop hair growth by blocking a specific cell signal.
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April 1998 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” HGF/SF injections can stimulate hair growth and increase hair follicle size in mice.
January 1987 in “Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS)” Hair follicles are useful for studying human cell changes.
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January 2017 in “Przegla̧d dermatologiczny” Two trichoscopic patterns found in hair loss: diffuse fibrotic and androgenetic alopecia, affecting treatment choice and regrowth chances.
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May 2004 in “Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America” The document concludes that while "hair follicle cloning" shows promise for unlimited donor hair, it faces challenges with consistency and safety in humans.
March 2026 in “Dermatology Online Journal” Cystic panfolliculoma is a rare, harmless tumor that can be confused with other skin tumors.
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January 2015 in “International Journal of Trichology” Frontal fibrosing alopecia may affect nails and could be a type of lichen planus, treatable with certain medications.
November 2018 in “Biomedical Journal of Scientific and Technical Research” Long-Acting Platelet Rich Plasma therapy can effectively reduce hair shedding, thicken hair, and promote new growth in women with pattern hair loss.
April 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” T cells with memory features grow in number and gather around hair follicles when there are not enough immune cells.
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August 2012 in “Seminars in cell & developmental biology” Hair growth and development are controlled by specific signaling pathways.
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July 1999 in “The EMBO Journal” Overexpression of certain genes can shorten hair by disrupting the hair-growth cycle.
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August 2015 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” Ovine hair follicle stem cells can regenerate haired skin and may improve wool production.
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May 2022 in “Genes & Diseases” July 2019 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” Follicular mucinosis in a 15-year-old is usually harmless but needs monitoring for possible lymphoma.
April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Older hair follicle stem cells have a reduced ability to renew themselves, leading to more hair loss.
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September 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Human hair matrix cells and dermal papilla fibroblasts can form early hair follicle structures but don't produce hair shafts yet.